2 files changed, 20 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/indra/llcorehttp/httpoptions.cpp b/indra/llcorehttp/httpoptions.cpp
index df5aa52fa9..c6365e5091 100644
--- a/indra/llcorehttp/httpoptions.cpp
+++ b/indra/llcorehttp/httpoptions.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 namespace LLCore
 {
 
+    bool HttpOptions::sDefaultVerifyPeer = false;
 
 HttpOptions::HttpOptions() :
     mWantHeaders(false),
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ HttpOptions::HttpOptions() :
     mMaxRetryBackoff(HTTP_RETRY_BACKOFF_MAX_DEFAULT),
     mUseRetryAfter(HTTP_USE_RETRY_AFTER_DEFAULT),
     mFollowRedirects(true),
-    mVerifyPeer(false),
+    mVerifyPeer(sDefaultVerifyPeer),
     mVerifyHost(false),
     mDNSCacheTimeout(-1L),
     mNoBody(false)
@@ -122,7 +123,15 @@ void HttpOptions::setHeadersOnly(bool nobody)
 {
     mNoBody = nobody;
     if (mNoBody)
+    {
         setWantHeaders(true);
+        setSSLVerifyPeer(false);
+    }
+}
+
+void HttpOptions::setDefaultSSLVerifyPeer(bool verify)
+{
+    sDefaultVerifyPeer = verify;
 }
 
 }   // end namespace LLCore
diff --git a/indra/llcorehttp/httpoptions.h b/indra/llcorehttp/httpoptions.h
index 8a6de61b04..41f71896b0 100644
--- a/indra/llcorehttp/httpoptions.h
+++ b/indra/llcorehttp/httpoptions.h
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public:
 
     /// Instructs the LLCore::HTTPRequest to verify that the exchanged security
     /// certificate is authentic. 
-    /// Default: false
+    /// Default: sDefaultVerifyPeer
     void				setSSLVerifyPeer(bool verify);
 	bool				getSSLVerifyPeer() const
 	{
@@ -177,6 +177,13 @@ public:
     {
         return mNoBody;
     }
+
+    /// Sets default behavior for verifying that the name in the 
+    /// security certificate matches the name of the host contacted.
+    /// Defaults false if not set, but should be set according to
+    /// viewer's initialization options and command argunments, see
+    /// NoVerifySSLCert
+    static void         setDefaultSSLVerifyPeer(bool verify);
 	
 protected:
 	bool				mWantHeaders;
@@ -192,6 +199,8 @@ protected:
 	bool        		mVerifyHost;
 	int					mDNSCacheTimeout;
     bool                mNoBody;
+
+    static bool         sDefaultVerifyPeer;
 }; // end class HttpOptions